- 1. [Shop-talk] Fwd: [Spits] Oil Pump Priming-Maybe a dumb question (score: 156)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:04:35 -0400
- Several years ago I did this with a drill. I think I used a wooden dowel or something similar to connect the drill to the pump. BTW, you have to run the drill COUNTERCLOCKWISE! It wasn't so much a ma
- /html/shop-talk/2012-04/msg00106.html (9,868 bytes)
- 2. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 23:08:49 -0500
- Yes, I googled "homemade tig welder" or something like that, and I saw a description of somebody's project to build an inverter module. It looked more complex and expensive than the rest of the welde
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00295.html (10,979 bytes)
- 3. [Shop-talk] 220V extension cord with breaker (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:20:18 -0400
- Can't you just replace the breaker and the receptacle with 30 amp versions? http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/doug at dougbraun.com
- /html/shop-talk/2011-03/msg00334.html (11,105 bytes)
- 4. [Shop-talk] storage shed plans (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 18:27:07 -0700
- BTW, this is similar to what I got: http://www.lancasterbarns.com/acatalog/Quaker_Style__6__Walls_.html Doug
- /html/shop-talk/2011-05/msg00374.html (10,127 bytes)
- 5. [Shop-talk] gps to find the shop (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:07:14 -0400
- I have owned about 5 or 6 Garmins over the last 15 years, and I have (obviously) been happy with them. The biggest downside is that the databases get out-of-date, and you have to pay real money for u
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00372.html (12,128 bytes)
- 6. [Shop-talk] gps to find the shop (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:57:51 -0400
- Do you know if in Android/Goodle it is possible to associate a specific location with a contact so you can reliably navigate to it? If on my Droid X I do "navigate to Aunt Eunice", it looks up Aunt E
- /html/shop-talk/2011-06/msg00377.html (11,692 bytes)
- 7. [Shop-talk] Voltage regulators (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:26:13 -0400
- Unlike most regulators, that one is not potted. So it is in theory fixable, if you can identify what component is bad, and get a replacement for it. The circuit may be nothing but a rectifier and a v
- /html/shop-talk/2011-10/msg00128.html (11,202 bytes)
- 8. [Shop-talk] Outdoor power outlet (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:50:47 -0500
- don't you actually mean an "inlet"? Aren't weatherproof inlet boxes readily available (but somewhat overpriced)? For example: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200485258_200485258 Doug P
- /html/shop-talk/2011-11/msg00128.html (11,288 bytes)
- 9. [Shop-talk] Car detailing business (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:08:26 -0500
- If you pick up and deliver the cars, you will be spending 50% of your time doing non-revenue-producing stuff.
- /html/shop-talk/2011-12/msg00349.html (11,628 bytes)
- 10. [Shop-talk] non ethanol fuel alternative (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:50:33 -0500
- When done mowing, turn off the fuel shutoff valve and let the carb run dry. If there is no fuel shutoff valve, install one! Doug my about http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/shop-talk/doug at dougb
- /html/shop-talk/2012-01/msg00292.html (10,117 bytes)
- 11. [Shop-talk] oil (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2012 17:02:13 -0400
- I once read some compressor manual that said to avoid multi-viscosity or detergent oils (one or the other, but I forget which) because they would cause carbon deposits to build up on the reed valves.
- /html/shop-talk/2012-04/msg00108.html (9,996 bytes)
- 12. [Shop-talk] OT - California destinations (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 15:12:38 -0400
- I took my kids to CA over spring break a couple of years ago, and we drove from SF to Yosemite. On the way, in the middle of the Central Valley, I saw a sign for the Castle Air Museum, which I had ne
- /html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00072.html (10,598 bytes)
- 13. [Shop-talk] Best paint for concrete block (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 15:11:42 -0400
- I'd love to know, too. I have some concrete block walls in my garage I'd love to paint. I often see painted concrete block walls in schools and other institutional buildings where the paint is in per
- /html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00099.html (9,952 bytes)
- 14. [Shop-talk] [Spits] master brake (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 22:15:04 -0400
- The seal is sort of dodgy: A flat part of the metal M/C presses against a flat part of the plastic reservoir, and there is a flat rubber washer between them. Given how much a new one costs, I would t
- /html/shop-talk/2012-05/msg00103.html (8,589 bytes)
- 15. [Shop-talk] State of the art wiring (score: 147)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Doug Braun)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 15:10:28 -0400
- The scary thing is: that's power wiring! Doug
- /html/shop-talk/2012-06/msg00007.html (9,967 bytes)
- 16. [Shop-talk] Fwd: 20% off at harbor freight (score: 138)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:03:49 -0500
- Also, their 20% off coupons are apparently no longer valid on generators, welders, and other popular expensive items. In fact, the local store had a sign reminding people of this fact, stuck right ne
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00288.html (7,893 bytes)
- 17. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 138)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 13:31:06 -0500
- I am interested in getting a TIG welder (the welder of a Jedi Knight, not as clumsy or random as a MIG), mostly for auto body work. Has anybody actually tried the HF 98233 TIG welder, which is on sal
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00289.html (9,223 bytes)
- 18. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 138)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 15:23:59 -0500
- Yes, I noticed the TIG/Plasma combos. They look attractive, but I have always managed to cut stuff reasonably well with saws, zizz wheels, etc. A plasma cutter would be neat to use, but it seems more
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00290.html (9,530 bytes)
- 19. [Shop-talk] Yet another TIG Welder question (score: 138)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 21:04:01 -0500
- There seem to be some Chinese AC-DC welders starting at about $1000, but that's not much less than the price of a Miller Diversion 165. I don't understand why AC-DC welders are so much more expensive
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00293.html (10,241 bytes)
- 20. [Shop-talk] Welding cart idea (score: 138)
- Author: doug at dougbraun.com (Douglas Braun)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:10:31 -0500
- BTW, I have the same cart, and I am quite happy with it. It replaced a very junky one I got from Homier.com about 7 or 8 years ago. Doug
- /html/shop-talk/2011-01/msg00355.html (9,172 bytes)
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